Tag Archives: Writing

Inspiring Places

Posted on April 29, 2018 by katyhaye

Apologies for the radio silence, readers. I went on holiday, and somehow all my plans to get ahead of myself and schedule posts before I went didn’t work out. I suspect they didn’t work out because I was sadly behind … Continue reading →

Posted in My books, Writing | Tagged #amwriting, #skiing, Alps, Courchevel, life of a writer, revising, Writing | Leave a comment

Free Reading Challenge: How much is too much?

Posted on November 20, 2016 by katyhaye

Finding Free I’ve spoken before about how I’ve found books to read for my free reading challenge. I’ve surfed Amazon (not a brilliant success), found books from e-mail promotion companies, and from recommendations on Facebook and Twitter and signed up … Continue reading →

Posted in My books, Reading, Writing | Tagged #amreading, Books, fantasy, free books, free reading challenge, Instafreebie, sci-fi, subscribers, Writing | 1 Comment

5 ways to get more words written

Posted on March 6, 2016 by katyhaye

I’ve been making a deliberate effort to increase my productivity lately. I’m now a self-published writer looking to increase the audience for my fiction. One of the sure-fire ways to do this is to write more books (everything I’ve read … Continue reading →

Posted in My books, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged dirty draft, drafting a novel, first draft, get more books written, how to write, independent publishing, planning a novel, prolific author, self-publishing, write faster, Writing, writing craft | 3 Comments

A life of its own

Posted on January 10, 2016 by katyhaye

There’s Magic in them there words! There’s something magical about writing. Well, yeah, I would think that, wouldn’t I? – but it’s true. However badly written a book, I’ve never yet found one that didn’t convince me that its story was … Continue reading →

Posted in My books, Writing | Tagged creating characters, hijacked by my heroine, hostage to imagination, inspiration, magic, magical words, Marissa Meyer, Queen of Rubies, Reading, short stories, Stephen King, there's magic in them there words, Writing | Leave a comment

What you need to finish a book:

Posted on December 13, 2015 by katyhaye

… tea, chocolate, and desperation (oh, and Post-it notes). Tea. I’m British, and this is the national curative. Just been in a minor accident? I’ll make you a cup of sweet tea for the shock. Bad exam results? Have a … Continue reading →

Posted in My books, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged creativity, finishing, Katy Haye, motivation, rewards, self-publishing, The Last Dreamseer, Writing | 2 Comments

The Last Dreamseer’s theme tune

Posted on December 6, 2015 by katyhaye

I always write with music on in the background. Writers have strong feelings about this. Like plotter-vs-pantster debates, fellow writers either consider music a vital adjunct to the creative process, or a barbaric derailment of inspirational flow. While I’m sure … Continue reading →

Posted in My books, Writing | Tagged Florence and the Machine, heroines, inspiration, listening, music, Rabbit Heart, raise it up, self-publishing, theme song, Writing, writing to music, YouTube | Leave a comment

Superpowers

Posted on November 29, 2015 by katyhaye

Creating the world of Fane has made me ponder about superpowers, because everyone on Fane (and fanes when they visit other planets) demonstrates some extraordinary abilities that human beings would consider superpowers. Deena, the heroine of The Last Dreamseer, has probably … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Books, fairy tales, fantasy, seeing the future, seven league boots, superpowers, Writing, YA | 2 Comments

Re-filling the Well

Posted on November 22, 2015 by katyhaye

As I mentioned last week, I’ve been pretty busy with the nitty-gritty of publishing lately. The Last Dreamseer is now live at e-retailers and ready to launch on 27th November (yippee!), but the pace hasn’t let up as I’ve been liaising … Continue reading →

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The art of knowing when to stop

Posted on November 15, 2015 by katyhaye

I am in the thick of final, final, FINAL proofing for my next novel, The Last Dreamseer. Somehow, I thought it would be quicker than this. I’ll explain my editing process: I’ve written the book, had writer friends look at … Continue reading →

Posted in My books, Writing | Tagged #pubtip, amazon, editing, formatting, Kindle, proofing, self-publishing, Smashwords, Writing | 5 Comments

Laser-like focus

Posted on November 1, 2015 by katyhaye

Pinch, punch it’s November 1st so for once I don’t need to struggle to think of a topic to blog about: it’s NaNoWriMo time. I’m a firm fan of NaNoWriMo, because it matches the way I work, splurging a dirty … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged #amwriting, #NaNoWriMo, creative writing, plotting, Writing | 2 Comments